What Is the Difference Between Dreams and Nightmares?

Dreams are like fun stories your brain tells you while you sleep, and nightmares are like scary stories that make you wake up feeling scared. Sometimes the story is happy, sometimes it’s spooky, it all depends on what your brain picks to tell you.

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  1. Dreams are like bedtime stories, sometimes happy, sometimes scary.
  2. Nightmares feel like being in a horror movie without the popcorn.
  3. You might dream about flying, but a nightmare could be falling from the sky.

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